by Lynn Mayes Ever wondered why your dog does things? You probably inadvertently teach them. Take jumping up. Dogs jumps, you fuss; or even worse in my case, training my youngster Delco (AKA “The Delinquent”, posh name Flatmeer Fluiter), when rewarding for work done I open his jackpot (tidbit box) and he leaps up at […]

by Lynn Mayes Due to being a complete idiot I had stay problems with my first dog. No one said “stays” were an important exercise at shows, not that I did many, but club progress nights were an embarrasing time!! I see my mistake being made by new handlers at the club and hear Pat […]

Photos by Pete Mayes Mmm, where to begin? As an obedience exercise your dog has to find a weighted cloth with a certain scent on it from a pattern of cloths. The weight is a small washer or similar sewn into the corner of the cloth. In A the scent is your own, on one […]

by Lynn Mayes Classes start at Pre-Beginner and end at Championship C and can contain up to 60 dogs: any with over 60 dogs entered are split, so you can get 2 beginner classes and sometimes 4 novice classes etc. You win your way up the classes and must enter the lowest class you are […]